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'1311,URSDAY, DEC. 4th, 1952
THE GODEItleft SIGNAL-81'AR
Driving through the wilds of
Ifaine, I got lost and soon found
myself stuck fast in two feet el
mud on oue of the worst roads I've
ever seeu. I had struggled for
about twenty tninutes when au old,
man appeared, leading a horse with
a chain thrown over itsiback. With-
out a word be hooked the chain to
the car; the horse pulled taut and
1 WAS out of the mud.
The titan turned to me Awl sald,
-Twenty dollars, mister."
Cursing under uty breath, I
handed over u bill. "Is this all.you
do for u living?" I demanded.
"Yep."
"But -h-ow did you know where
to find me?"
lie pointed to a farm ou a dis-
tant hill. "My house. Put me- a
spyglass in the kitchee last winter
aud retired."—The Reader's Digest.
The Reindeer as He Really Is
lu the vast stretch, of country
across the top of the world—Can-
ada, Altisk.ra, Ureeukand, Scandin-
avia and Siberia—the reindeer is
the only animal of its tyve (with
the possible exception of the musk
ox) which can thrive and multiply.
As well as hauling Santa's sleigh,
stos a December Iteader's Digest
article, the reindeer is a valuable
c.co io le asset.
At the top of ,the world the rein-
deer is food, clothing and ,trans -
pollution. Its hair is used for mat-
tresses, its tail for shaving brushes.
The skin makes parkas, mittens,
trousers. Sinew thread is especial-
ly good for sewing canoes bemuse
it swells, making watertight seams.
Knife handles and needles are also
contributed by the animal. The
stomach membranes (a reindeer has
six stoniachsj are used for packing
cheese. Skin from the forehead
produces a nonskid leather for shoe
soles, .excelleht for walking ou ice
and snow. •
In northern ,Scandinavia the
Lapps' reindeer total about 600,000.
The Russians are said to have a
million reindeer on collective farms.
In Siberia the deer carry mail, pug
imses., and haul material for the
Red Army. Evidence of Russia's
growing interest is a recently pub-
lished book on reindeer breeding.
In Canada 30 years ago the gov-
ernment started experimenting with
reindeer herds in the far mirth.
Today, says this Reader's Digest
article, there are 3,600 in a govern -
went herd at the mouth of the
Mackenzie. aud ' another,. 4,000 iu
herds managed by Eskimos. These
may develop into a valuable new
industry of the Canadian North.
lAWALIANS PUT PAINT ON
TREES
Although wauy Ilawailans have
seeu ice only, as frozen in uteehauie-
at' refrigerators, tbe trees used by
the islanders fee Christmas decor-
thielas are painted white to stunt -
late snow.
Chriatunts dinner is an elaborate
affair, enjoyed n the .privracy of
the.lanne behind loeked doors and
drawn blinds. Any open -house boS-
Pitulity is an eeenotnic 'ilapossibil-
ity; if the shades were rot drawn
and the doors eat , locked, homes
would be invaded by hordes of
strangers—all exj,ectitig food auci
driuk.
Gift -giving iS the order of the
day as everyone exchanges lnex-
pensive preseuts. Even the servants
iu hotels expect and receive gltts
from over -night guests.
Persistent questioning during thq
days when gardens were open to
the publie had driven the old gard-
ener to exasperation, and he boiled
ever when, , as he was planting
softie suplings, a hearty individual
breezed along with: "Ah! What
sort of trees are you planting
there?"
The oid gardener straightened
his back and almost shouted
'Wooden ones!"
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TRACTORS, -
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AND WHEELED TOYS OF
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EQUIPMENT.
WAGONS
GAMES
BB GUNS
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AND EQUIPMENT.
Electrical and
Mechanical Trains
it is a bleak experience to tows had been stttled, She found 4ee/4f
up to Christmas Five and have
nothing for the. children. Mrs.
Ilrownwood had lost her husband
a month, or two before the feeitive
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Enamelware.
Aluminumware
Glassware
A SMALL DEPOSIT
WILL HOLD ANY
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CHRIST1/LAS.
Roasting Pans
Electrical Appliances
including Mixmasters,
Refrigerators, Washers,
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Electric Stoves
Toasters, -irons
Tea Kettles \
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Coal Heaters,
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WIN ONE OF' THESE PRIZES
Table Radio Electric Waffle Moulder 14 inch Drum Set
Open all day Wednesdays
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during December and
to 24 A„.
every evening from
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A VARMER'S PLEA
rat just tine .of those hicks
Who comefru l awisy out in the
voiseetieknil woe aud make a plea
For U the ether boobs like me.
We work like heck six ((aye a week,
And when we're done we like to
streak
To our home town to buy, our eats
And meet our-, ueighbors on the
street;
We can't take of no workiug day,
And if we do there's hell to pay :
you folks in town don't do that
way,
You do your buying every day.
And that's why t dott't thiuk l[14
right,
To hog the streets on tanners'
nights.
You've got your cars parked ou the
street,
Before we hicks sit down to eat:
Then we must slop hogs and feed
the sows,
Coax all the juice from bossy cows;
Pick up the eggs, coop up the hen;
Shave off the whiskers of we're
men!)
Dress in overalls and calico --
Since wheat has gone so gosh
danged low—
Crank up the tlivver, gix'er her
juiee,
Then start fax town . . . but ‘vhat
the use?
The streets are lined far up and
down . .
With ears of folks who live in town ;
Who seem to think it's quite at treat
To see us "rube,- stagger up the
street.
t it butter la rs and egg,z and
- {Team— --
But say, it takes a lot of steam
To lug that stuff six bloCks or more,
You walk until ;% our feet get sore:
Your shoulders aelie. you're see'01.:
red,
.‘nd wish that Niwti 'were hoot, """ -kr"lv eon -
bed,
(.1 „My vrew, 111) :in,
And then spy that rt,ihm. went 'tilt lito the lvor141. .1.1ways.
That's put just vvliere the autos w,u
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triev woiii never 1-1.1 11S.f` W011111
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e preearieu.4 pOsttion, with, throe,
areal' chlidirk9 to care for.
8004 secured work; •lier mother—
looked after the .eliiidren, but 11
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was a long grlut-.stinggle before
the sun shone through, -again.. That
dist Christmas she will never for
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She was so cOstifident
would coitus. kiad not represeuts-
Gvea of several organizations called,
on her and taken partieudarts of the' '
names and ages of , tile children?
But here it was approaching
znld-
uight, Christmas }We, the children
"all nestled snug in their beds,"
but, not a thing to adorn the rather
bare tree she 'had managed to get
up in the front room.
Tears slipped down the face of
the widow as she saw her hopes
fading one by one—net that.. she
cured for herself, but for the little,
ones; Christmas means so much to
them, attd the non-appearance of
anything from Santa would, she
knew, hurt their faith and do some-
thing to them that time would not
efface. '
Then a motor truck drew up at
vile curb. She ,hastily wiped her
eyes and sat up. -Could it be—?
The nein seated by the driver
was getting out, a man dressed in
some sort of uniform. Virho could
it be? None of, the organizations
that had contacted her wore uni-
forms. The man was walking up
to the door, staggering under the
weight or a Mtge parcel. 'Pile light
from the window shone on his
peaked cap, and she caught the
words. -The Salvation Army." A
throb of gratitude touched her
heart. The Army ! How •had they
Near(' about her rase? Sie knew
none of the members had called on
her. She opened the door, and ft
smiling officer wished her the sea -
greetings, and deposited the
package under tlie tree. Then,
vc it 11 a "God bless you!" he was
gone. Tears flowed freely as the
w id( t ore OfT the wrappings so
that ,slie could hardly see the toys
- one fur each ehild—the clothing.
and :ill the fixing's for a good
etettl
Iter eyes were bright as she told
cite the stort now (mite an elderly
wornan editor a magazine
on xvlioni 1 bid called fur a favor
-so is it an\ NA ..ntler that I never
Tht.Te's two cars where therelii
be three.
Th -V4 straddlid that there marl:,
you St'0.
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%yam our nieltles Oleo:
You've watched us long enough tt
I'Ve rice.' a part:lilt: place. .1i.vHzee'
Cemetery
'Memorials
T. PRYDE & SON
Clinton, Exeter, Seaforth
Write Box 15p, or phone 41J,
Exeter •
and we shall be pleased to
call.
say. 'You were the organization that
ye it such W.Tnierf riS;-
111 :I ,.1* Dad died!'
-But we 1)4(01' fiiiind ilOW
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An() '4" 1 ,v('Ilt mY vrnYi
thought stIvat w -t
a_thenicest 1111)51.1
:thtittt the whole - the delight-
ful surprise of it all ." .
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exceeds 1.601) and operates nearly a
dozen research establishments front
Halifax to rsquitiralt, front Toronto
ti -south to Churchill in the
north.
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FORFARM
and HOME
SHELL TANK*TRUCK DEALER
Phone 98
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CHRISTMAS FAIR
SATURDAY. DEC. 6
AT BRITISH EXCHANGE HOTEL
Sponsored by St. Peter's C.W.L.
Penny Fair
Dolls
Candy
Countiy Store
TEA SERVED FROM 3 TO 5 P.M.
EVENING GAMES AT 8.30P.M.
PRIZItS—WOOL BLANKETS AND MOTOR RUGS
Draw for Christmas Cake and Penny Fair. '47:i
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